Panzer Division Marduk Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Never thought I'd see the day. RIP to a legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaborJet Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Trick question dickhead. Lemmy is God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Weird that Lem would pass on after a lifetime of cigs and Jack & Coke. LOL. Forget Keith Richards and the other poseurs, Lemmy was the real deal rock star. RIP. In case some of you folks don't know their work. Here's a video of Lemmy as part of Hawkwind. They were really trippy and out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 In the spirit of the season: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstantClassic Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Knew him from WWE involvement..sound is synonymous with HHH/Evolution! RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warfish Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 ....sound is synonymous with HHH/Evolution.... That's like saying "Led Zeppelin, aren't they that song from that car commercial?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombdirt Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Helluva bass player too. Figured the guy would live to 1,000. I pledge to listen to some offensive music at a high volume this week in his honor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Lemmy wrote "Momma, I'm Coming Home" for Ozzy, which was the highest charting single Ozzy ever had. And not the usual headbanger you would expect. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombdirt Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 I know it's usually everyone's first introduction to Motorhead, so it's kind of played out, but "Ace of Spades" is such a damn great song. It's one of those rare tunes that just doesn't age. My kids are still rocking out to it 35 years after its release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 RIP. Povero Lemmy Lemmy wrote "Momma, I'm Coming Home" for Ozzy, which was the highest charting single Ozzy ever had. And not the usual headbanger you would expect. RIP. I just heard this recently. They play a decent amount of Motorhead on one of the satellite stations. For some reason "Eat the Rich" is in heavy rotation. Shetland pony, extra pepperoni Just pick up the phone Sitting here in my hired tuxedo You wanna see my bacon torpedo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Weird that Lem would pass on after a lifetime of cigs and Jack & Coke. LOL. Forget Keith Richards and the other poseurs, Lemmy was the real deal rock star. RIP. I was thinking the same thing when I saw the news and my FB feed blow-up with "can't believe he is dead". Really? 70 is a good run for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 I was thinking the same thing when I saw the news and my FB feed blow-up with "can't believe he is dead". Really? 70 is a good run for him. Of course his lifestyle was completely insane. But what a legendary life. As you say, getting to 70 is a miraculous achievement. In case you didn't see it, check out this article from "Rolling Stone" listing Lem's craziest moments. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/lemmy-kilmisters-wildest-escapades-15-insane-tales-from-a-legendary-life-20151229 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RutgersJetFan Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Steve Vai just posted this. It just got a little dusty in here: Lemmy was unique in the superlative sense of the word. Everyone loved him. He was the heart of Rock and Roll the way we like it. I ran into him at the Rainbow Bar and Grill once and said to him, "So when are you going to ask me to play a solo on a Motorhead record"? He said, "I'll be at your house Wednesday at noon". It only took a few hours to do the solos but the 2 of us just sat and talked for about 10 hours after that. He consumed a hefty amount of alcohol and speed but never once stuttered, lilted or missed an opportunity for an inspired bit of wit. He was sharp, alert and extraordinarily present at ALL times. I couldn't quite understand it. The record I recorded on was "Inferno" and some days later Lemmy sent me an engraved lighter. How cool, ay? The stories he told were fascinating and I got to know the remarkable person he was. I discovered why so many of us adore and revere him. Lemmy marched to the beat of his own drums. His confidence in himself and his music was fierce and he was perhaps the most honest person I knew in this business. Because he was so in touch with himself, he allowed others to be themselves without judging them. He didn't placate or sugar-coat things but delivered to you the reflection of your own intentions, meaning if you're an a$$hole, you better be prepared to be verbally spanked with an inspired array of adjectives delivered with a firm, yet high quality calm. But if your morals were worth the salt, he was incredibly warm, considerate, generous and supportive. He gave you his quality attention when you were talking with him and that's the best gift you can give to anyone. We loved him because he inspired in us our own desire to be as independent and dedicated to our work as he was. And he did it with an incredibly solid, rounded, and grounded sense of confidence, warmth and witt. Not to mention he played his ass off in the tradition of hard, fast, no excuses rock and roll with a look, voice and bass sound unlike anything. He was a totally invested performer who's authenticity was epic. Even the way his microphone hung from above him will be historically recognizable. He was "the One… ALONE". I wrote a song with him and Ozzy called "My Little Man” that appears on Ozzy’s "Ozzmosis" record. Lemmy wrote the lyrics. If you listen to the lyrics of that song you can glean an insight into the deep softness that was comfortably resting under the external persona. The song is deeply touching and when I met his son Paul, I realized how sincere those lyrics are. I remember when my wife Pia met him and had an opportunity to "kiss the mole" on his cheek. I was fortunate enough to be invited to perform for him at the Whisky for his 70th birthday party that took place Dec 2016 just a few weeks before he passed. I shared riffs with Bob Kulick and Lemmy's son Paul, who is really quite a good guitar player. After the show I went to see Lemmy where he sat in the balcony all night. He was shockingly thin and frail but still had that steady awareness of all that was going on in the world around him. I held his shaking hand, told him how nice it was to jam with his son, and then I kissed his hand and said "God bless you my brother, and thank you". There are times when you know you will be saying goodbye to someone for the last time in this life, and though there was a sadness, with Lemmy it was a heartfelt salute and a momentary exchange of deep respect and joy in the knowing of each other. He was the coolest and wherever his attention is right now, he still is. Lemmy, you were extraordinary and we are grateful. Steve Vai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstantClassic Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 That's like saying "Led Zeppelin, aren't they that song from that car commercial?" I guess. For someone that doesn't listen to that genre of music..I associate his sound in a different way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snell41 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Of course his lifestyle was completely insane. But what a legendary life. As you say, getting to 70 is a miraculous achievement. In case you didn't see it, check out this article from "Rolling Stone" listing Lem's craziest moments. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/lemmy-kilmisters-wildest-escapades-15-insane-tales-from-a-legendary-life-20151229 That was an awesome read! The chick giving him head on stage was great story! I played a show not too long ago, we were at some bar in LI. The stage was up a 6 foot stone wall in some Irish Bar. I noticed some chick was blasted out of her mind dancing and twirling. She was making eyes with me, drunkenly licking her lips and winking and mouthing "you're so hot" lol. She was blasted. All the sudden I look away for a second and my drummer was yelling out "look look!". I see one hand come over the stone wall, then another, then her head pops up and she smiles all seductively (drunken seductively, so like mascara running, slight drool, lipstick a mess googly eyed kinda seductive lol). Right at that moment she suddenly flies downward, cracking her chin on the top of the wall and I hear a huge thud. Like that lifeless kind of never had a chance thud on a hardwood floor. She had lost her footing climbing a 6 foot rock wall in heels. She was out cold. When they finally got her back to reality they called her a cab and shipped her on her way as she wobbled out the door. All the while afterwards I wondered what she would do had she made it up the wall. I might've had my Lemmy moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 That was an awesome read! The chick giving him head on stage was great story! I played a show not too long ago, we were at some bar in LI. The stage was up a 6 foot stone wall in some Irish Bar. I noticed some chick was blasted out of her mind dancing and twirling. She was making eyes with me, drunkenly licking her lips and winking and mouthing "you're so hot" lol. She was blasted. All the sudden I look away for a second and my drummer was yelling out "look look!". I see one hand come over the stone wall, then another, then her head pops up and she smiles all seductively (drunken seductively, so like mascara running, slight drool, lipstick a mess googly eyed kinda seductive lol). Right at that moment she suddenly flies downward, cracking her chin on the top of the wall and I hear a huge thud. Like that lifeless kind of never had a chance thud on a hardwood floor. She had lost her footing climbing a 6 foot rock wall in heels. She was out cold. When they finally got her back to reality they called her a cab and shipped her on her way as she wobbled out the door. All the while afterwards I wondered what she would do had she made it up the wall. I might've had my Lemmy moment! RLLOL! That story is a classic and your "what could have been" moment. You were better off anyway. As trashed as that chick was, she might have accidentally bit off your cock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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